The UAAP Season 86 collegiate division football tournament started on February 18, 2024, while the high school division started on January 21, 2024. Both the collegiate and high school division are being played at the UP Diliman Football Stadium in Quezon City.[1]
Tournament format
The UAAP continued to use the UAAP Final Four format for the Men's Division. A double round-robin elimination round format with a knockout Final Four if no team sweeps the elimination round and a stepladder format if a team sweeps the elimination round. The High School and Women's divisions will also feature a double round-robin elimination round with the top two teams proceeding to the finals.[2]
^Ateneo begins quest for redemption in men's football https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/17/ateneo-begins-quest-for-redemption-in-men-s-football-140
^UAAP 86 HSFB: UST seals final berth with thrilling draw against DLSZ https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/uaap-86-hsfb-ust-sels-final-berth-with-thrilling-draw-against-dlsz/294690
^"Ateneo seizes top spot as Kofi Agyei's triple strikes down UE". Tiebreaker Times. Tiebreaker Times. 29 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^"Golden Booters clinch Final Four berth off Garciano hat trick". Johann Coronel. Tomasino Web. 27 April 2024. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^"FEU becomes winningest UAAP Women's Football program in thrilling victory over La Salle". Tiebreaker Times. Tiebreaker Times. 10 May 2024. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
^"UST seals final berth with thrilling draw against DLSZ". Tiebreaker Times. Tiebreaker Times. 17 February 2024. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
^"FEU-D celebrates 12th straight UAAP Boys' Football crown". Tiebreaker Times. Tiebreaker Times. 29 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.